Oklahoma State University Athletics
Men's Hoops Looks To Rebound Against Langston
April 09, 2003 | Cowboy Basketball
Langston Lions (1-8, 0-0 Red River) at No. 16/12 Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-1, 0-0 Big 12) Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000 * 7:05 p.m. * OSU Radio Network Stillwater, Okla. * Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,381)
OSU-Langston: The Series Although Langston University and Oklahoma State University sit just 24 miles apart, this is the first meeting between the NAIA Division I Lions and the NCAA Division I Cowboys. It's OSU's first game against an in-state opponent other than Oklahoma, Oral Roberts or Tulsa since the Pokes defeated Oklahoma City 76-64 in the December 1982 All-College Tournament.
OSU Coach Eddie Sutton Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958) is in his 10th year at OSU and his 30th year of collegiate coaching. Under his guidance, OSU has advanced to the NCAA Tournament seven times. Sutton currently owns a career record of 642-253 (71.7 percent) overall and is 212-89 (70.4 percent) at OSU. Sutton is just the seventh coach to reach 600 coaching victories in 28 or fewer seasons.
Probable Oklahoma State Starters
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG
F 30 Brian Montonati 6-10 220 Sr. 12.9 7.9
Only Cowboy to score in double figures every game this season
F 34 Desmond Mason 6-5 215 Sr. 19.6 6.9
31 points, one off career high, at Washington
C 45 Alex Webber 6-10 270 Sr. 6.7 4.0
20 points, nine for 11 from the field vs. Wichita State
G 35 Joe Adkins 6-1 190 Sr. 10.7 *4.4
Averaging 12.6 points in last five games
G 44 Doug Gottlieb 6-1 180 Sr. 6.5 *10.7
23rd in Division I history with 772 assists * - Assists per game. Probable starters based on most recent game.
Probable Langston Starters
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG
F 21 Lee James 6-4 Sr. 18.0 5.2
F 50 Kedrick Monson 6-4 Sr. 6.2 4.8
C 44 Brandon Cooks 6-8 Fr. 1.0 2.0
G 10 Aaron Davis 6-1 Sr. 7.1 *2.1
G 22 Derrick Edwards 6-0 Sr. 8.3 2.9
1999-2000 OSU Schedule/Results
Wednesday, Nov. 10 Athletes First (Exh.) W 93-80
Wednesday, Nov. 17 Global Sports (Exh.) W 91-63
Friday, Nov. 19 Appalachian State& W 87-75
Saturday, Nov. 20 Idaho& W 81-50
Tuesday, Nov. 23 at Arkansas-Little Rock W 93-64
Saturday, Nov. 27 North Texas W 103-65
Wednesday, Dec. 1 Wichita State W 68-56
Saturday, Dec. 4 Texas-San Antonio W 87-66
Sunday, Dec. 12 vs. San Diego State% W 97-63
Wednesday, Dec. 15 Alcorn State W 79-53
Saturday, Dec. 18 at UNLV# W 89-75
Tuesday, Dec. 21 at Washington W 84-72
Thursday, Dec. 30 vs. LSU@ L 53-63
Wednesday, Jan. 5 Langston 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 8 Texas Tech* 12:45 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 15 at Baylor* 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 19 Texas* 8 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 22 at Texas A&M* 12:45 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 26 at Kansas State* 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 30 Baylor* 12 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 2 at Texas Tech* 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 5 Texas A&M* 3 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 7 Kansas* 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 12 at Oklahoma* 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 16 at Texas* 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 19 Nebraska* 6 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 21 at Missouri* 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 26 at Iowa State* 3 p.m.
Wednesday, March 1 Colorado* 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, March 4 Oklahoma* 8 p.m.
Thur.-Sun., March 9-12 Big 12 Championship All times CST; * - Big 12 Conference games; & - America's Youth Classic, Stillwater, Okla.; % - game played in Oklahoma City; # - Las Vegas Showdown, Las Vegas, Nev.; @ - Sugar Bowl Classic, New Orleans, La.
In the polls OSU reached a season-high No. 11 position in both major national polls before last week's loss to LSU. The Cowboys have not been higher during the regular season since the 1993-94 team climbed as high as No. 8 in early December. OSU has been ranked in nine consecutive AP polls; the Cowboys were ranked 11 straight weeks last season, a streak that was the longest since the 1990-91 and 1991-92 teams were ranked for 24 consecutive polls, including all 18 in 1991-92, just the fifth time in its history and the first since 1957-58 that an OSU team had gone wire-to-wire in the polls.
Inside the numbers Here's a statistical look at Wednesday's opponents with OSU's Big 12 rank in parentheses.
OSU LU
Overall Record 10-1 (2) 1-8
Scoring Offense 83.7 (2) 68.0
Scoring Defense 60.4 (2) 85.1
Scoring Margin +19.9 (2) -17.1
Field-Goal Pct. 49.9 (2) 42.2
Field-Goal Pct. Defense 38.5 (1) 51.8
Free-Throw Pct. 70.6 (4) 58.0
Rebound Margin +5.3 (6) -6.5
Three-Point FG Pct. 35.5 (8) 34.1
Three-Pointers Per Game 5.9 (6) 6.6
Turnover Margin +5.5 (1) -0.1
Scoring drought, LSU end OSU streak OSU scored just two field goals and five points during the last 12 minutes of the first half and never fully recovered as the team's 10-game winning streak ended at the hands of LSU on Dec. 30. The Cowboys fell behind by as much as 12 points but battled back against the unbeaten Tigers and a hostile New Orleans crowd to cut the lead to one. But LSU responded, extending the lead and then holding the Cowboys scoreless on back-to-back possessions when the Pokes had cut the lead back to two.
Despite loss, Cowboys again off to fast start Prior to the 1997-98 season, OSU men's basketball teams had started their seasons with at least six victories just once since 1969-70. Now, the Cowboys have done so twice in three years. OSU started the season 10-0, tying for the fourth-best start in school history. It's the third strong start in the Eddie Sutton era for the Cowboys, who went 20-0 in 1991-92 and 11-0 in 1997-98. Here's a quick look at the Cowboys' best season starts:
Year Start First Loss Finish Notes
1991-92 20-0 Feb. 5 at Nebraska 28-8 Preseason NIT champs; ranked
No. 2 AP at end of streak;
reached NCAA Sweet 16
1950-51 16-0 Jan. 20 at Oklahoma 29-6 Ranked No. 1 for only time in
OSU history; NCAA Final Four
1997-98 11-0 Jan. 7 vs. Nebraska 22-7 Big 12 South champs reached
NCAA Tournament second round
1914-15 10-0 at Tulsa (date n/a) 10-4 Started season with 10
victories; finished it with
four losses, all to Tulsa
1999-00 10-0 Dec. 30 vs. LSU ??? Won first 10 games by average
of 22.9 points More quick-start and streak info The Cowboys' loss to LSU snapped OSU's 10-game winning streak, and all 10 of those victories had come by double digits. It's just the second time in school history that an OSU team has strung together 10 consecutive double-digit victories. The other instance was during the 1945-46 season, when OSU, on its way to the nation's first successful NCAA championship title defense, won 11 straight by 10 or more during an overall 15-game string.
Montonati continues consistent offensive output Senior forward Brian Montonati made a name for himself as a super sub last season, scoring in double figures 11 times off the bench and doing so five times in games when he played less than 20 minutes. Although he's stepped into a starting role -- and parlayed it into four double-doubles and 10-points-plus scoring in every game -- he continues to show a knack for scoring points in small amounts of playing time. He hit 13 of 16 field-goal attempts and averaged 14.0 points in the Cowboys' tour of the west despite playing just 44 total minutes due to foul trouble.
Second-half run again keys Cowboys For the second straight game, OSU used a big second-half run to turn a narrow deficit into a big lead as the Cowboys defeated Washington 84-72 in Seattle on Dec. 21. Trailing 45-43 with 14:30 remaining, OSU scored the next 11 points over a two-minute span and never again led by fewer than seven points. The Cowboys shot 60 percent in the victory and won despite being out-rebounded 18-10 in the first half and 32-28 overall.
Mason continues to move up the charts The Big 12 Player of the Week following his 23-point effort against UNLV, senior forward Desmond Mason has scored 20 or more points in four consecutive games and in nine of the past 13 contests dating to last season. His offensive production has been helped by a vastly improved outside shot: Mason was a 33-percent three-point shooter in his first three years but is hitting 44.2 percent beyond the arc this season, and one of his biggest weapons is his 15- to 18-foot jumper.
Mason is making his mark in several areas of the OSU records book. With 1,307 points in his career, Mason now ranks 12th in OSU career scoring. He also ranks eighth in OSU history in rebounds (646), 11th in steals (130), seventh in blocked shots (69), ninth in minutes played (3,042), ninth in games started (86), fourth in consecutive games started (81) and sixth in double-doubles (17).
Alexander's quick scoring triggers key second-half runs Senior guard Glendon Alexander has made a career out of his quick-release three-point shot, but this season applying the word "fast" to his game has another more important meaning. The Cowboys' sixth man has displayed an uncanny ability to score points in bunches, evidenced by his vital performances at UNLV and Washington. In both games, with OSU trailing, his rapid-fire scoring keyed game-turning runs for the Cowboys. Against the Runnin' Rebels, he scored 10 points in two minutes to lead a 14-0 run that gave OSU the lead for good; in Seattle, he hit for eight in one minute and 10 seconds as OSU scored 11 straight to defeat the Huskies. Alexander has hit 20 of 38 (52.6 percent) three-point attempts in the past six games.
Adkins' scoring touch returns Senior guard Joe Adkins has struggled to get his shooting untracked this season, but he has shown signs in the past three weeks of returning to form. Adkins hit all four of his three-point attempts against San Diego State three weeks ago, and after averaging 4.8 points in the four games prior to that contest, he has averaged 12.6 in the past five games. Currently ranked 28th in OSU history in scoring, Adkins needs 71 points to become OSU's 22nd 1,000-point scorer.
Jonzen's aggressive second half a key factor vs. Rebels Sophomore forward Fredrik Jonzen had one of the best games of his young OSU career in Las Vegas -- in the second half alone. Jonzen scored 10 points and had six rebounds in the period and was a key factor with Montonati and Alex Webber in foul trouble. He finished the game with 12 points and a career-high-tying nine rebounds. A 42.9-percent foul shooter a year ago, Jonzen hit a career-best six of eight attempts against UNLV and is now at 67.4 percent this season.
Williams steps up with other big men in foul trouble Freshman forward Andre Williams, already a crowd favorite in Stillwater with his spirited, athletic style of play, solidified that standing with his performance against Alcorn State. Williams set career highs in minutes (20) as well as points (11), rebounds (12), blocked shots (four) and dunks (three). Earlier this season, Williams became the first freshman in school history to record double-digit rebounds in an OSU season opener. The Kansas City native had 10 caroms in the Cowboys' lid-lifting victory over Appalachian State.
Williams has missed the past three games while OSU and NCAA officials sort out an eligibility issue relating to his involvement with an AAU team in the Kansas City area. OSU director of athletics Terry Don Phillips released the following statement late last week: "Andre Williams is being withheld from participation pending reinstatement of his eligibility. The eligibility issue concerns his involvement with an AAU team in the Kansas City area. We feel very confident, based upon the facts, that his eligibility will be restored quickly by the NCAA and that he will be able to return to competition." Williams' status remains uncertain heading into this week's games.
Gottlieb moves into all-time top 25 in assists Senior point guard Doug Gottlieb led the nation last season in assists and recorded the 13th-best single-season assist total in NCAA Division I history. Already this year, he is well ahead of his school-record assist average from last season. Gottlieb has 118 assists in the first 11 OSU games of the year; with 772 assists in his career, Gottlieb ranks 23rd in Division I history. His current career average of 7.64 per game ranks 13th on the NCAA D-I chart. Duke's Bobby Hurley holds the total career assists record with 1,076, and Avery Johnson of Southern set the D-I record for career average with 12.00 per game.
Other Cowboys can dish it, too In addition to Gottlieb's prowess as a passer, the entire OSU team has made a name for itself as a strong passing team in the past couple of seasons. The NCAA statisticians' manual states that as a rule of thumb, 50 to 60 percent of field goals should be accompanied by assists. But in 1998-99, OSU's assist/field-goal ratio was 67.9 percent, compared with 60.7 percent in 1997-98. This season is little different, as 69.4 percent of the Cowboys' field goals have been assisted. OSU dished out 31 assists, one shy of the school record, while hitting 37 field goals against San Diego State. OSU is third in the nation in assists per game (21.0).
New athletic trainer joins OSU staff Brian Luinstra, who had previously served on the staff at Wichita State, joined the OSU athletics department Dec. 13 as an athletic trainer working primarily with the men's basketball program. Luinstra, a University of Kansas graduate, did his graduate work at Wichita State as well. He was on the Shockers' bench for their Dec. 1 game at OSU.
Up next OSU opens the 2000 Big 12 Conference schedule Saturday when it hosts Texas Tech in a 12:45 p.m. tipoff televised by the ESPN Regional network, including channel 2 in Tulsa and channel 4 in Oklahoma City. The Cowboys then get a week off before traveling to Waco, Texas, to face the upstart Baylor Bears on Saturday, Jan. 15. The biggest game of the young conference slate takes place Wednesday, Jan. 19, when OSU hosts nationally ranked Texas.
Notable quotes "He's a man. How many guys do you have to defend in all three areas? He's got a strong, strong post game, he can hit the three, and he's got a great shot from medium range. What else can you say?" -- Washington coach Bob Bender on Desmond Mason, who scored 31 points and hit 11 of 17 field-goal attempts against the Huskies.
"In the back of my head, it was like, 'Score! Score! Score!' The first half, it was like I was there but I wasn't there. But in the second half, my teammates got me the ball and I was feeling it. I knew every shot I put up had a chance to go in." -- OSU senior guard Glendon Alexander after scoring 15 second-half points to lead OSU past UNLV.
Head Coach Eddie Sutton Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958) is in his 10th year at his alma mater with a 212-89 record at the school as well as a 642-253 overall mark in his 30th year of collegiate coaching. Under his guidance, OSU has advanced to postseason play in eight of nine years and has won 20 games or more seven times. Sutton is the 20th coach in Division I history to reach the 600-victory mark, and he is just the seventh coach to reach it in 28 years or less, joining Denny Crum, Bob Knight, Adolph Rupp, Dean Smith, Jerry Tarkanian and John Wooden.
Only two active coaches (Knight and Tarkanian) rank ahead of Sutton in both victories and winning percentage, and only one other coach -- TCU's Billy Tubbs -- joins OSU's boss in having won coach-of-the-year awards in four different leagues. Sutton, who previously coached at Creighton, Arkansas and Kentucky, is the only coach in NCAA history to lead four different schools to the national tournament. With Sutton and Henry P. Iba among the 600-win club, OSU is one of only three schools -- joining Illinois and Kentucky -- with two coaches among the all-time top 20.
Years School (No. of Years) Record Pct. Conf. NCAA
1970-74 Creighton (five) 82-50 .621 --- 2-1
1975-85 Arkansas (11) 260-75 .776 139-35 10-9
1986-89 Kentucky (four) 88-39 .693 48-24 5-3
1991-99 Oklahoma State (10th) 212-89 .704 81-51 12-7
Totals 30th year (895 games) 642-253 .717 268-110 29-20
Sutton at Oklahoma State
Year Record Conf./Finish NCAA AP Notes
1990-91 24-8 10-4/First 2-1 14th OSU's second Big 8 championship
1991-92 28-8 8-6/T-Second 2-1 11th Second straight Sweet 16
1992-93 20-9 8-6/T-Second 1-1 23rd Big Eight Coach of the Year
1993-94 24-10 10-4/Second 1-1 19th NCAA Second Round
1994-95 27-10 10-4/Second 4-1 14th Final Four/Nat'l Coach of the Year
1995-96 17-10 7-7/T-Fourth --- ---
1996-97 17-15 7-9/T-Sixth --- --- First career NIT appearance
1997-98 22-7 11-5/T-Second 1-1 --- Big 12 Coach of the Year
1998-99 23-11 10-6/T-Fifth 1-1 --- NCAA Second Round
'99-00 10-1 Fourth-best start in school history
On the air OSU games will be broadcast on the OSU Radio Network with KWTV's Bill Teegins handling play-by-play duties and Tom Dirato, OSU coordinator of radio & TV, providing commentary. Dirato and Teegins are in their ninth year as the Cowboys' basketball radio team, and Dirato is calling OSU men's basketball for the 23rd season. The OSU radio network can be accessed through the Internet (www.okstate.com) or on Teamline. Fans wishing to use Teamline should call (800) 846-4700 and use team code No. 1750. Use of Teamline requires a Visa or MasterCard.
Player Thumbnails
#35 - Joe Adkins - 6-1 - 190 - Sr. - G Needs 71 points to become OSU's 22nd 1,000-point scorer ... team-high 18 points vs. Appalachian State ... 17 points, all in the second half, against Idaho ... 16 points, four-for-four from three-point range against San Diego State while playing in Oklahoma City, his hometown ... nine assists at Arkansas-Little Rock ... career-high eight rebounds against Wichita State ... earned the team's "Mr. Clutch" Award last season by hitting several key baskets late in several games.
#4 - Glendon Alexander - 6-5 - 215 - Sr. - G 18 points -- 15 in the second half, including 10 in one two-minute span during OSU's game-breaking run -- against UNLV ... again scored quickly, hitting for eight points in one minute, 10 seconds, in a 15-point effort at Washington ... averaging 13.5 points and hitting 57.1 percent from the field in home games ... 20-for-38 from long range in past six games ... led OSU in scoring with 19 points against North Texas ... 18 points against Texas-San Antonio, hitting five three-pointers ... showing no ill effects from a knee injury that bothered him early in the season ... set a Big 12 Tournament record last season with 16 three-pointers, including five against Baylor and a career-high six against Oklahoma.
Antoine Broxsie - 6-10 - 240 - Jr. - F Injured a knee in practice in early November and has been diagnosed with ligament damage ... played in 57 games in two years for Minnesota, averaging over four blocks per 40 minutes of playing time ... second on the team in blocked shots in both 1997-98 and 1998-99 despite averaging 10 minutes of playing time ... eligible 2000-01.
#42 - Zac Cazzelle - 6-5 - 215 - Jr. - G A walk-on redshirt last season, Cazzelle saw his first court time in the Idaho game and scored two points ... tallied five times at Arkansas-Little Rock and hit three-pointers against Texas-San Antonio and San Diego State ... played at Centenary in 1996-97; averaged 7.7 points in 27 games, playing over 20 minutes per contest ... scored in double figures nine times, including a career-high 18 in one game.
#11 - Nate Fleming - 6-0 - 180 - Fr. - G Played the final minute against Idaho, North Texas, San Diego State and Alcorn State ... lettered three years in basketball under coach Garret Mantle and four in tennis while at Edmond North ... two-year team captain in basketball and three-year captain in tennis ... outstanding student who was class valedictorian and a National Honor Society member ... senator on the student council ... helped lead Edmond North to a state semifinal appearance and was a member of the national eighth-place AAU team.
#44 - Doug Gottlieb - 6-1 - 180 - Sr. - G Leads the nation in assists ... 13 points, 16 assists against North Texas for his second career points-assists double-double ... his 16 helpers against the Mean Green rank second in school history to his OSU record of 18, set last December ... holds or shares school and Big 12 records for assists in a half (11), game (18), season (299) and career (618) ... led the nation in assists last season with 8.8 per game, an average that ranked 13th in NCAA Division I history.
#12 - Fredrik Jonzen - 6-10 - 230 - So. - F Career-best 19 points at Arkansas-Little Rock, hitting seven of eight field-goal tries and all five (another career high) of his charities; scored 13 in the first half ... 12 points, career-high-tying nine rebounds at UNLV, including 10 points, six rebounds in second half with OSU's starting big men in foul trouble ... 14 points against North Texas, going six-for-six from the field ... 10 points, eight rebounds against Texas-San Antonio.
#43 - Jason Keep - 6-10 - 290 - So. - C Played key minutes against UNLV with other big men in foul trouble ... nine points, seven rebounds in exhibition debut ... injured his left knee against Global Sports and missed the first three regular-season games; returned to the lineup for his first regular-season action against North Texas; scored five points in five minutes ... four points vs. Texas-San Antonio ... has already become a Gallagher-Iba crowd favorite ... averaged 15 points, nine rebounds and two blocked shots at North Idaho College in 1998-99, his freshman season.
#3 - Daniel Lawson - 6-3 - 205 - Jr. - G Made a quick impression in the exhibition vs. Athletes First, scoring a bucket almost immediately after being inserted in the lineup late in the game ... got into the game late against Idaho and UALR, tallying his first OSU points in the latter game ... second-team NJCAA Division II All-American at Mott (Mich.) CC ... earned Michigan community college player-of-the-year honors ... helped lead Mott to a 26-6 overall record and a final No. 2 national ranking.
#34 - Desmond Mason - 6-5 - 215 - Sr. - F Named to the preseason all-conference team by the league's coaches ... preseason fourth-team All-American according to Blue Ribbon ... 27 points against Appalachian State ... 28 points, career-high-tying four three-pointers against UALR ... 23 points, hitting seven of nine field-goal attempts, vs. Alcorn State ... has started 81 consecutive games, the fourth-longest streak in school history and eight shy of the record ... starred in the NCAA Tournament with 54 points in two games, ranking third among all players through the tourney's first two rounds.
#30 - Brian Montonati - 6-10 - 220 - Sr. - F Started the season with four double-doubles in six games, including a career-high 22 points against Texas-San Antonio and a career-best 15 rebounds against North Texas ... the 15 caroms against the Mean Green are the most by an OSU player since Bryant Reeves had 20 against Kansas in 1995 ... only Cowboy to score in every game this year ... also scored 14 points against the Mean Green to go along with three assists, three steals and two blocked shots ... 18 points in exhibition opener ... scored in double figures 11 times last year, five coming when he played under 20 minutes.
#24 - Rodney Sooter - 6-2 - 190 - Sr. - G Saw his first action this year against Idaho; also saw the floor against Arkansas-Little Rock, North Texas, Texas-San Antonio, San Diego State and Alcorn State ... walked on to the program last season ... saw his first action of last year in the UALR game and saw his three-point attempt go in and then out of the hoop ... also played against Houston Baptist and Baylor at home ... played for two years at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, playing for Coach Lonnie Spencer ... three-time all-conference and -district performer at Miami (Okla.) High School.
#45 - Alex Webber - 6-10 - 270 - Sr. - C Went scoreless for the first three games of 1998-99 but would have none of that this season, scoring OSU's first points of the year 34 seconds into the Appalachian State game ... 20 points against Wichita State, keeping OSU close to set up a late run to victory ... hit nine of 11 field-goal attempts against the Shockers while the rest of the team shot 27 percent ... 12 points, including a five-for-five effort from the field, against North Texas ... scored six points in the first four minutes against Arkansas-Little Rock ... tied a career high with 22 points in the home finale against Texas Tech last season, scoring 16 in the second half ... led OSU in field-goal percentage.
#40 - Andre Williams - 6-7 - 210 - Fr. - F Has become a crowd favorite with his active, spirited play ... has missed three straight games while eligibility issues are being cleared ... career highs of 11 points, 12 rebounds, four blocks, three dunks and 20 minutes against Alcorn State ... 10 rebounds against Appalachian State, becoming the first freshman ever to record double-digit rebounds in an OSU season opener ... seven points, eight rebounds at UALR ... blocked three shots in five minutes of playing time against Global Sports ... was ranked as the nation's No. 21 power forward by Future Stars out of high school ... the team's best leaper -- can reach 11-7.
Victor Williams - 5-10 - 170 - So. - G Illinois State's starting point guard as a freshman and named the top freshman in the MVC ... began his career with a stellar performance against Oakland with 19 points, seven rebounds and seven steals ... came into his own late in the year, averaging 13.4 points and 4.0 assists while hitting 53.1 percent of his three-pointers in the final eight games of the season ... eligible 2000-01.
The OSU Athletic Center Oklahoma State will play its home games in a construction zone this year as massive Gallagher-Iba Arena renovations get into full swing. Here is a quick look at the facts of the construction:
Facility name: The arena itself will continue to be called "Gallagher-Iba Arena," but the entire facility is currently known as "The OSU Athletic Center." Architects: Gary Sparks Companies Contractor: Manhattan Construction Projected capacity: 13,025 Projected completion date: Dec. 1, 2000
For current construction information, see the "Facility Update" section of OSU's web site (http://www.okstate.com).
Box-truss erection nearly complete Construction of Oklahoma State's new Athletic Center continues with the second box truss completely in place last month. The enormous metal trusses span the new facility from east to west and will support the roof structure.
Soon after the box trusses are in place and fully detailed, long-span joists will be put in place. These joists will span the facility from
